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  1. Recently viewed. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown: Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. With Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano, María Barranco. A television actress encounters a variety of eccentric characters after embarking on a journey to discover why her lover abruptly left her.

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  2. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Spanish: Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) is a 1988 Spanish black comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas and Julieta Serrano. The plot follows actress Pepa, who, after her lover Iván leaves without explanation, sets out to find the reason, and comes across an array of eccentric ...

  3. The most original pop writer-director of the eighties, [Almodovar is] Godard with a human face -- a happy face. His new Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, his seventh feature (since 1980 ...

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  4. Melding melodrama with screwball farce, this Academy Award–nominated black comedy was Pedro Almodóvar’s international breakthrough and secured his place at the vanguard of modern Spanish cinema. Continuing the auteur’s exploration of the female psyche, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown tells the story of Pepa—played by the director’s frequent collaborator Carmen Maura—who ...

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  5. Feb 23, 2010 · The turning point in Almodovar’s career occurred in 1988, with the release of “Women on the Verge of Nervous Breakdown” (“Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios”), which established his status on an international scale, not to mention the fact that the movie became the biggest box-office hit in Spanish history to date.

  6. Nov 11, 1988 · Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) - Pedro Almodóvar on AllMovie - Though the kinky characters and aberrant social…

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  8. Read the Empire Movie review of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. An explosion of garish colour, wacky detail and surreal complications, Almodovar s very funny,...

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